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228070

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Leeds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what non-apprenticeship adult skills budget was allocated for Leeds City College in 2014-15; and what such allocation he plans to make in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	228113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The non-apprenticeship adult skills budget allocated for Leeds City College in 2014-15 is attached.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2015 17:14:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name Leeds-City-College-non-apprenticeships-budget.docx title Leeds City College non-apprenticeships budget
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

228073

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Pendle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new business start-ups by women there were in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	228174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 228217 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:23:28 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 228217 228174 ONS 109 110.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - New Business Start-Ups
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228074

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in relation to the future operation of the Wrexham tax office.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	228099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been discussing a vision of its future to 2020 and beyond with its workforce, through a consultation process called Building our Future. Through this, HMRC has outlined how it proposes to transform services to its customers and set out what this means for the future size, shape and location of the Department.<br><br>All HMRC staff members in every office have been invited to participate in Building our Future events, and around 80 per cent of staff have attended around 1,300 events across the UK in the two phases held so far.<br><br>HMRC also shared the main elements of this vision with MPs and Assembly Members in October 14. HMRC will continue to keep MPs and Assembly Members informed of the outcomes of these conversations.<br><br>HMRC has set out its early thinking about the principles that will determine its future location strategy, which involves bringing teams closer together in a smaller number of large, modern, adaptable Regional Centres. These centres will be supported by a UK-wide network of smaller specialist and touchdown sites. <br><br>HMRC has told staff that it believes that Cardiff is the most suitable location for a future Regional Centre in Wales, since it is already the biggest HMRC location in the country. However, no firm decisions have yet been made on the precise location or timing of a new HMRC Regional Centre in Cardiff or the nature and timing of impacts on other HMRC locations in Wales. <br><br>HMRC will be developing its plans over coming months and will share details of them as they emerge. HMRC will naturally undertake all necessary consultations and impact assessments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 228093 228103 228104 228187 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:12:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

228075

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he had discussions with the Welsh Government on the future of the Wrexham tax office; and what matters were discussed on those occasions.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	228103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been discussing a vision of its future to 2020 and beyond with its workforce, through a consultation process called Building our Future. Through this, HMRC has outlined how it proposes to transform services to its customers and set out what this means for the future size, shape and location of the Department.<br><br>All HMRC staff members in every office have been invited to participate in Building our Future events, and around 80 per cent of staff have attended around 1,300 events across the UK in the two phases held so far.<br><br>HMRC also shared the main elements of this vision with MPs and Assembly Members in October 14. HMRC will continue to keep MPs and Assembly Members informed of the outcomes of these conversations.<br><br>HMRC has set out its early thinking about the principles that will determine its future location strategy, which involves bringing teams closer together in a smaller number of large, modern, adaptable Regional Centres. These centres will be supported by a UK-wide network of smaller specialist and touchdown sites. <br><br>HMRC has told staff that it believes that Cardiff is the most suitable location for a future Regional Centre in Wales, since it is already the biggest HMRC location in the country. However, no firm decisions have yet been made on the precise location or timing of a new HMRC Regional Centre in Cardiff or the nature and timing of impacts on other HMRC locations in Wales. <br><br>HMRC will be developing its plans over coming months and will share details of them as they emerge. HMRC will naturally undertake all necessary consultations and impact assessments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 228093 228099 228104 228187 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:12:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

228076

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions have taken place with staff at the Wrexham tax office on the future of that office.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	228104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been discussing a vision of its future to 2020 and beyond with its workforce, through a consultation process called Building our Future. Through this, HMRC has outlined how it proposes to transform services to its customers and set out what this means for the future size, shape and location of the Department.<br><br>All HMRC staff members in every office have been invited to participate in Building our Future events, and around 80 per cent of staff have attended around 1,300 events across the UK in the two phases held so far.<br><br>HMRC also shared the main elements of this vision with MPs and Assembly Members in October 14. HMRC will continue to keep MPs and Assembly Members informed of the outcomes of these conversations.<br><br>HMRC has set out its early thinking about the principles that will determine its future location strategy, which involves bringing teams closer together in a smaller number of large, modern, adaptable Regional Centres. These centres will be supported by a UK-wide network of smaller specialist and touchdown sites. <br><br>HMRC has told staff that it believes that Cardiff is the most suitable location for a future Regional Centre in Wales, since it is already the biggest HMRC location in the country. However, no firm decisions have yet been made on the precise location or timing of a new HMRC Regional Centre in Cardiff or the nature and timing of impacts on other HMRC locations in Wales. <br><br>HMRC will be developing its plans over coming months and will share details of them as they emerge. HMRC will naturally undertake all necessary consultations and impact assessments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 228093 228099 228103 228187 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:12:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

228077

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cardiff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in relation to the future operation of the Cardiff tax office.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	228093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been discussing a vision of its future to 2020 and beyond with its workforce, through a consultation process called Building our Future. Through this, HMRC has outlined how it proposes to transform services to its customers and set out what this means for the future size, shape and location of the Department.<br><br>All HMRC staff members in every office have been invited to participate in Building our Future events, and around 80 per cent of staff have attended around 1,300 events across the UK in the two phases held so far.<br><br>HMRC also shared the main elements of this vision with MPs and Assembly Members in October 14. HMRC will continue to keep MPs and Assembly Members informed of the outcomes of these conversations.<br><br>HMRC has set out its early thinking about the principles that will determine its future location strategy, which involves bringing teams closer together in a smaller number of large, modern, adaptable Regional Centres. These centres will be supported by a UK-wide network of smaller specialist and touchdown sites. <br><br>HMRC has told staff that it believes that Cardiff is the most suitable location for a future Regional Centre in Wales, since it is already the biggest HMRC location in the country. However, no firm decisions have yet been made on the precise location or timing of a new HMRC Regional Centre in Cardiff or the nature and timing of impacts on other HMRC locations in Wales. <br><br>HMRC will be developing its plans over coming months and will share details of them as they emerge. HMRC will naturally undertake all necessary consultations and impact assessments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 228099 228103 228104 228187 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:12:39 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

228083

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow City of York Council to join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority; whether the new city deal announced in the Budget for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority will apply also to City of York Council; when City of York Council first notified his Department of its wish to join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	228261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The West Yorkshire governance review, published in July 2013, stated the wish for the area of the City of York Council to be included in the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, should the necessary legislative changes be made. The Government is committed to ensure that the combined authorities’ legislation is appropriate. Following its recent consultation, the Government intends shortly to lay a draft Legislative Reform Order which, if approved and made during the next Parliament, would give greater flexibility to enable - for example – local authority areas which do not all share a boundary but which are in same functional economic area, to form or join a combined authority. Changes can be made to an existing combined authority on the approval of Parliament. If York and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority wish for York to join the Combined Authority, and if the statutory conditions are met and there is wide local support, this Government would seek Parliament’s approval to make this change. The devolution deal announced on 18 March includes the City Of York.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/03/2015 17:50:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

228087

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to explore the use of flat-pack housing as a means of tackling housing shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	228031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government wants to see high quality housing built quickly and efficiently and is working closely with the housebuilding industry to encourage take up of innovative approaches, including advanced housing manufacturing construction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned an industry-led Off-Site Housing Review report which was published in February 2013 and is available on the Construction Industry Council’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2013-02-28-cic-presents-housing-minister-with-offsite-housing-review-report" target="_blank">http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2013-02-28-cic-presents-housing-minister-with-offsite-housing-review-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging the use of innovative construction techniques through our national planning guidance, published in March 2014, and our Affordable Homes 2015-18, Build to Rent and Housing Zones programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Ministers have made a number of visits to housing developments recently, highlighting the quality and speed of construction benefits that advanced manufacturing can bring.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 228032 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:56:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

228088

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of flat-pack housing as a solution to housing shortages in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	228032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government wants to see high quality housing built quickly and efficiently and is working closely with the housebuilding industry to encourage take up of innovative approaches, including advanced housing manufacturing construction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned an industry-led Off-Site Housing Review report which was published in February 2013 and is available on the Construction Industry Council’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2013-02-28-cic-presents-housing-minister-with-offsite-housing-review-report" target="_blank">http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2013-02-28-cic-presents-housing-minister-with-offsite-housing-review-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging the use of innovative construction techniques through our national planning guidance, published in March 2014, and our Affordable Homes 2015-18, Build to Rent and Housing Zones programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Ministers have made a number of visits to housing developments recently, highlighting the quality and speed of construction benefits that advanced manufacturing can bring.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 228031 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:56:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

228101

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are former members of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) who previously served in the Armed Forces is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>As at 1 January 2015, the Ministry of Defence employed 160,700 Service personnel and 64,010 civilian staff. This equated to proportions of 71.5% and 28.5%, respectively. Further analysis of recent trends in Service and civilian personnel strengths can be found in Table 2.03.1 of the Department's 'Bulletin 2.03 - Service and Civilian Personnel' report (revised on 22 January 2015) which can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396759/Bulletin2.03_Personnel_Bulletin-Final_2014_Revised.pdf#page=8</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 228118 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker